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Arts Calendar

Weekly Calendar of Upcoming Events and Performances

To have your event added to The Arts and Culture Calendar contact

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907-225-2211

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January 25–31 2026

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Solo exhibit by Janine Gibbons at the Main Street Gallery

Monday, January 5, 2026Friday, January 30, 2026
Main Street Gallery - 330 Main Street

A solo exhibition by artist and illustrator, Janine Gibbons exploring the power of illustration as a vessel for ancestral memory.

Openings at the Main Street Gallery are always on the first Friday of the Month! The Main Street Gallery is a program of the Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council. New exhibitions are installed each month - join us at a gallery opening!

Main Street Gallery exhibits are always frre!

Open Mic!

Sunday, January 25, 2026
6:00 pm9:00 pm
Creek Street Cabaret

A fabulous night will be had by all! This event runs 6-9pm (contrary to the poster)

Rainy Day Quilters Meeting!

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
6:30 pm8:00 pm
Holy Name Church Parish Hall

We strive to promote cooperation and an exchange of ideas among those interested in or engaged in quilt making; to instruct members in methods and techniques and to inspire personal achievement; and to encourage and maintain high standards of design and technique in quilt making.

All levels of quilters are invited and encouraged to attend!

The Ukelele Group

Wednesday, January 28, 2026
3:45 pm4:45 pm
Bayside Hotel Lobby

Bring your ukulele and have some fun playing with the group.
Meets on Wednesdays at 3:45pm at the Inn at Creek Street!

After Hours Alaska

Wednesday, January 28, 2026
9:00 pm11:00 pm

The wonderful Stephanie Patton hosts the show After Hours Alaska every Wednesday from 9pm-11pm on KRBD. You can find out more information here as she interview musicians on a weekly basis.

Arts Report on KRBD

Thursday, January 29, 2026
8:20 am8:35 am
KRBD Studio

Each week at approximately 8:20 am KRBD hosts the Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council for their weekly report on arts and humanities in Ketchikan and the surrounding area. Get a synopsis of the local music scene, performances, Gallery exhibits, pop-ups, and Calls to artists. The Arts Report often features special guests from the Ketchikan Theatre Ballet, Artists, and Curators. Tune in weekly to KRBD 105.3 FM Ketchikan, Metlakatla and Saxman, 107.1 FM North Ketchikan, Ward Cove, and Ketchikan, 101.7: Craig, 90.7: North Point Higgins, 90.1: Mountain Point, Hydaburg, Klawock, and Thorne Bay.
If you would like your event to be aired in the Arts Report please let us know by the Thursday prior.

Queer Social Hour - Ketchikan Pride Alliance

Thursday, January 29, 2026
5:00 pm6:00 pm
Alaska Legends

Open Mic at the Totem Bar

Thursday, January 29, 2026
8:00 pm11:00 pm
Totem Bar

Call to Educators - Sealaska Heritage Institute

Saturday, January 31, 2026
See class details at link below

Culturally Responsive Understanding by Design: Alaska Native History - Registration Form

Spring 2026 | 37.5 hours over 8 weeks | 1 UAS credit | Partially synchronous | $1,300 stipend

This course offers tools and training to develop and evaluate culturally responsive curriculum and pedagogy, including a finished, high-quality unit ready to pilot. Understanding by Design teaching will coincide with content on Alaska Native History to incorporate into final unit.

Further details:

Pass/fail grading.
If seeking the 1 credit offer, YOU MUST PAY APPLICATION FEE to UAS, which is typically around $90.
$1,300 stipend for all who fully complete and pass the class, regardless of credit.
The Final Project is a short ready-to-use UbD unit.
Course starts February 16th and ends after 8 weeks on April 13th. Please make sure you are able to fully participate in the course and deliver the required final project before filling out the application.
In order to receive the stipend at the end of the course participants should meet all the course deliverables, in addition to participation in post course survey and focus group conducted by SHI grant evaluator.

*Deadline to register: January 31st, 2026

*Limited to 20 applicants

*Due to the grant guidelines this course is only offered to Southeast Alaska educators

Robert Burns Night - Misty Thistle Pipes and Drums

Saturday, January 31, 2026
5:00 pm7:00 pm
USCG Crows Nest

Image Credits
TOP ROW (L-R)
Stephen Jackson, Seward Shame Pole, Saxman, Alaska, 2017 - Ketchikan Community Concert Band, image credit Felix Wong - Evy Posey, "Cosmic Wyvern", Mixed UP the 35th Annual Wearable Art Show, 2021 – Ricardo Búrquez, "My World", 2016 - Evon Zerbetz & Rich Stage, "A Trip to the Library", 2012 - Terry Pyles, "Yeltatzie Salmon", 2015

BOTTOM ROW (L-R)
Kathy Flora, Marcie Pungowiyi, New Path Dancers, "Thunder”, ShapeShift the 26th Annual Wearable Art Show, 2012, image credit Ernie Meloche - Rhonda Green, Tongass Historical Museum entry gate, 2021 - Ketchikan Theatre Ballet, Spring Gala "The Four Seasons" May 2021 -  Nathan Jackson, "New Thundering Wings", 2016 – First City Players, "39 Steps", Jack Finnegan, 2021, image credit Jeff Fitzwater - Jackie Keizer "Sailing Off Into A Tequila Sunrise", Mixed UP the 35th Annual Wearable Art, image credit Jeanette Sweetman 2021 - Shawna Hofmann, Andiamo Dance Company, image credit Jeanette Sweetman, 2021- Ricardo Búrquez, “Pipe Junction” 2021 - Isreal Shotridge, Chief Johnson's Totem Pole, Ketchikan, AK. 1955

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